Gov. Maura Healey announced plans Monday to ensure that mifepristone remains “safe, legal and accessible” in Massachusetts for the near future. Here are the three pillars of the plan.
before, Gov. Maura Healey announced plans Monday to ensure that the more effective two-pill regimen remains “safe, legal and accessible” in Massachusetts for the near future — despite the court orders and confusion.
Healey announced that, at her request, the University of Massachusetts Amherst ordered roughly 15,000 doses of mifepristone last week — enough to supply the entire state for more than a year. The doses, which are expected to arrive this week, will be distributed to providers around the state.— so they already had a supply contract and the required FDA approvals. As a result, they were able to get their order filled in just one day., and California is stocking up on another drug.
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